ΠΡΟΑΡΞΑΝΤΟΣ, προαρξαντος
PROARXANTOS, proarxantos
Sounds Like: pro-AR-khan-tos
Translations: (of) having begun before, (of) having been the first to do, (of) having taken the initiative
From the root: ΠΡΟΑΡΧΩ
Part of Speech: Verb (Participle)
Explanation: This word is a participle derived from the verb 'προάρχω' (proarcho), meaning 'to begin before' or 'to be the first to do something'. It describes an action that was initiated by someone or something prior to another event. It implies taking the lead or being the first to act in a particular situation.
Inflection: Aorist Active Participle, Singular, Genitive, Masculine or Neuter
Strong’s number: G4389 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 18 — 9:354
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΡΟΑΡΧΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΠΡΟΑΡΧΩ — to begin before, to lead the way, to be first, to precede
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